The Library

The Notebooks of Paul Brunton

consists of 34.000 philosophical notes, divided into 28 categories.
Each category contains a number of chapters.
16 volumes have been published.

Volume	Category
Volume 1 Perspectives	Includes notes from all 28 categories

Volume 2 Overview of the Quest	1. Overview of the Quest Chapter 1. What the Quest Is 2. Its Choice 3. Independent Path 4. Organized Groups 5. Self-Development 6. Student-Teacher

Volume 3 Practices for the Quest / Relax and Retreat	2. Overview of Practices Involved Chapter 1. Ant's Long Path 2. The Measure of Progress 3. Uncertainties of Progress 4. Practise Mental Discipline 5. Balance the Psyche 6. Self-Reflection and Action 7. Discipline Desires 8. The Quest and Social Responsibility 9. Conclusion 3. Relax and Retreat Chapter 1. Take Intermittent Pauses 2. Withdraw from Tension and Pressure 3. Relax Body, Breath, Mind 4. Retreat Centres 5. Solitude 6. Nature Appreciation 7. Sunset Contemplation

Volume 4 Meditation / The Body	4. Elementary Meditation Chapter 1. Preparatory 2. Place and Condition 3. Fundamentals 4. Meditative Thinking 5. Visualizations, Symbols 6. Mantrams, Affirmations 7. Mindfulness, Mental Quiet 5. The Body Chapter 1. Prefatory 2. The Body 3. Diet 4. Fasting 5. Exercise 6. Breathing Exercises 7. Sex 8. Kundalini 9. Prayer

Volume 5 Emotions and Ethics / The Intellect	6. Emotions and Ethics Chapter 1. Uplift Character 2. Re-Educate Feelings 3. Discipline Emotions 4. Purify Passions 5. Spiritual Refinement 6. Avoid Fanaticism 7. Miscellaneous Ethical Issues 7. The Intellect Chapter 1. The Place of Intellect 2. The Service of Intellect 3. The Development of Intellect 4. Abstract Thought 5. Semantics 6. Science 7. Metaphysics of Truth 8. Intellect, Reality, and The Overself

Volume 6 The Ego / From Birth to Rebirth	8. The Ego Chapter 1. What Am I 2. I-thought 3. Psyche 4. Detaching from The Ego 9. From Birth to Rebirth Chapter 1. Death, Dying, and Immortality 2. Rebirth and Reincarnation 3. Laws and Patterns of Experience 4. Free Will, Responsibility, and The World-Idea

Volume 7 Healing of the Self / The Negatives	10. Healing of the Self Chapter 1. The Laws of Nature 2. The Universal Life Force 3. The Origins of Illness 4. Healers of The Body and Mind 5. The Healing Power of The Overself 11. The Negatives Chapter 1. Their Nature 2. Their Roots in Ego 3. Their Presence in The World 4. In Thoughts, Feelings, Violent Passions 5. Their Visible and Invisible Harm

Volume 8 Reflections on My Life and Writings	12. Reflections Chapter 1. Two Essays 2. Philosophy and Contemporary Culture 3. Encounter With Destiny 4. Reflections On Truth 5. The Literary Work 6. The Profane and The Profound

Volume 9 Human Experience / The Arts in Culture	13. Human Experience Chapter 1. Situation 2. Living in The World 3. Youth and Age 4. World Crisis 14. The Arts in Culture Chapter 1. Appreciation 2. Creativity, Genius 3. Art Experience and Mysticism 4. Reflections On Specific Arts

Volume 10 The Orient: Its Legacy to the West	15. The Orient Chapter 1. Meetings of East and West 2. India 3. China, Japan, Tibet 4. Ceylon, Angkor Wat, Burma, Java 5. Islamic Cultures, Egypt 6. Related Entries

Volume 11 The Sensitives: Dynamics and Dangers of Mysticism	16. The Sensitives Chapter 1. Mystical Life in The Modern World 2. Phases of Mystical Development 3. Philosophy, Mysticism, and The Occult 4. Those Who Seek 5. Pseudo and Imperfect Teachers 6. Delusions and Painful Awakenings 7. The Path of Individuality 8. Christian Science, Other Spiritual Movements 9. Inspiration and Confusion 10. The Is Is Not an Ism 11. Fanaticism, Money, Powers, Drugs" 12. The Intermediate Zone 13. The Occult 14. The Sensitive Mind 15. Illuminations

Volume 12 The Religious Urge / The Reverential Life	17. The Religious Urge Chapter 1. Origin, Purpose of Religions 2. Organization, Content of Religion 3. Religion As Preparatory 4. Problems of Organized Religion 5. Comments On Specific Religions 6. Philosophy and Religion 7. Beyond Religion As We Know It 18. The Reverential Life Chapter 1. Devotion 2. Prayer 3. Humility 4. Surrender 5. Grace

Volume 13 Relativity, Philosophy, and Mind	19. The Reign of Relativity Chapter 1. The Cosmos of Change 2. The Double Standpoint 3. The States of Consciousness 4. Time, Space, Causality 5. The Void As Metaphysical Fact 20. What Is Philosophy? Chapter 1. Toward Defining Philosophy 2. Its Contemporary Influence 3. Its Requirements 4. Its Realization Beyond Ecstasy 5. The Philosopher 21. Mentalism Chapter 1. The Sensed World 2. The World As Mental 3. The Individual and World Mind 4. The Challenge of Mentalism 5. The Key To the Spiritual World

Volume 14 Inspiration and the Overself	22. Inspiration and the Overself Chapter 1. Intuition the Beginning 2. Inspiration 3. The Overself's Presence 4. Introduction To Mystical Glimpses 5. Preparing for Glimpses 6. Experiencing a Glimpse 7. After the Glimpse 8. Glimpses and Permanent Illumination

Volume 15 Advanced Contemplation / The Peace Within You	23. Advanced Contemplation Chapter 1. Entering the Short Path 2. Pitfalls and Limitations 3. The Dark Night of The Soul 4. The Changeover To the Short Path 5. Balancing the Paths 6. Advanced Meditation 7. Contemplative Stillness 8. The Void As Contemplative Experience 24. The Peace Within You Chapter 1. The Search for Happiness 2. Be Calm 3. Practise Detachment 4. Seek the Deeper Stillness

Volume 16 Enlightened Mind, Divine Mind	25. World-Mind in Individual Mind Chapter 1. Their Meeting and Interchange 2. Enlightenment Which Stays 3. The Sage 4. The Sage's Service 5. Teaching Masters, Discipleship 26. World-Idea Chapter 1. Divine Order of The Universe 2. Change As Universal Activity 3. Polarities, Complementaries, Dualities of The Universe 4. True Idea of Man 27. World-Mind Chapter 1. What Is God? 2. Nature of World-Mind 3. World-Mind and ``Creation``' 28. The Alone Chapter 1. Absolute Mind 2. Our Relation To the Absolute

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